THE  AMERICAN   FOLK-LORE 
SOCIETY 

OFFICERS,  BY-LAWS  BRANCHES,  AND  PUBLICATIONS 

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MEMOIRS    OF   THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE   SOCIETY. 

Vol.1.     Folk  Tales  of  Angola.     By  Heli  Chatelain. 

Mr.  Heli  Chatelain,  late  United  States  Commercial  Agent  at 
Loanda,  Angola,  West  Africa,  and  author  of  "  Kimbundu  Gram- 
mar," dm-ing  a  stay  of  ten  years  has  possessed  exceptional  opportuni- 
ties for  observation  of  African  life.  As  a  result  of  his  labors,  he  has 
been  able  to  make  a  gathering  of  Angolan  folk-tales,  which  will  form 
the  first  collection  printed,  and  which  will  represent  the  traditional 
lore  of  the  West  Coast,  in  the  same  manner  as  the  Zulu  collection 
of  Bishop  Callaway  represents  that  of  South  Africa. 

The  tales,  fifty  in  number,  will  be  printed  with  Kimbundu  text 
and  English  translation,  on  opposite  pages,  and  will  be  illustrated 
by  copious  linguistic  and  ethnographic  notes ;  an  introduction  is 
prefixed,  in  which  the  author  gives  a  sketch  of  the  geography,  ethno- 
graphy, and  oral  literature  of  the  province,  the  whole  work  consist- 
ing of  about  three  hundred  pages,  uniform  in  size  and  style  with  the 
Journal  of  American  Folk-Lore. 

The  collection  includes  stories  answering  to  European  Mdrchen 
or  fairy  tales,  heroic  narratives  of  an  African  stamp,  and  animal 
tales  corresponding  to  those  familiar  to  American  negroes,  together 
with  anecdotes  and  relations  considered  by  Africans  to  be  accounts 
of  actual  events. 

As  popular  narratives  giving  an  accurate  representation  of  native 
life,  these  will  offer  the  best  means  for  comprehension  of  the 
habits,  character,  and  ideas  of  the  population  of  the  West  Coast, 
the  source  of  the  American  negro  immigration  ;  the  relation  of  the 
material  to  the  traditions  and  notions  of  the  latter  bringing  the  work 
within  the  scope  of  the  American  Folk-Lore  Society.  The  book  will 
also  have  a  relation  to  African  ethnology,  the  author  maintaining 
the  substantial  identity,  in  point  of  mental  conceptions,  as  well  as 
physical  characteristics,  of  the  Bantu  stock  with  the  Upper  Guinea 
and  Soudan  negro,  and  the  general  homogeneity  of  African  tradi- 
tional lore. 

The  volume,  which  will  be  ready  in  February,  1894,  will  be  sent 
free  to  subscribers  to  the  Publication  Fund,  and  furnished  to  mem- 
bers of  the  American  Folk-Lore  Society  at  the  price  of  two  dollars. 
To  non-members  the  price  will  be  three  dollars. 

It  is  intended  that  the  volume  shall  be  immediately  succeeded  by 
other  numbers  of  the  proposed  series,  which  have  been  prepared, 
and  are  already  in  readiness  for  the  printer. 


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BY-LAWS    OF   THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE   SOCIETY. 

Art.  I.  Name.  The  name  of  this  corporation  shall  be  The 
American  Folk-Lore  Society. 

Art.  II.  Objects,  The  Society  shall  have  for  its  object  the  study 
of  folk-lore  in  general,  and  in  particular  the  collection  and  publica- 
tion of  the  folk-lore  of  America. 

Art.  III.  Membership.  Persons  interested  in  the  study  of  folk- 
lore, or  who  desire  to  aid  the  Society  in  its  work,  are  eligible  to 
membership.  There  shall  be  four  classes  of  members,  namely, 
Patrons,  Honorary  Members,  Life  Members,  and  Members. 

(i.)  Members  shall  be  elected  by  the  Council.  (2.)  Members  pay- 
ing to  the  Treasurer  fifty  dollars  in  one  payment  shall  be  designated 
Life  Members.  (3.)  Honorary  Members  to  the  number  of  twenty- 
five  may  be  chosen  on  account  of  eminence  in  folk-lore.  Their 
names  shall  be  proposed  to  the  Council,  and,  if  approved  by  the 
Council,  they  may  be  elected  by  the  Society  at  any  Annual  Meeting. 
(4.)  Persons  paying  to  the  Treasurer  five  hundred  dollars  in  one  pay- 
ment shall  be  designated  Patrons,  Patrons,  Honorary  Members,  and 
Life  Members  shall  be  exempt  from  annual  dues,  and  shall  enjoy  all 
the  privileges  of  members. 

Art.  IV.  Aftmial  Dues.  The  dues  of  members  shall  be  three 
dollars  per  annum,  payable  on  the  first  of  January  in  each  year. 
Members  in  arrears  of  dues  for  six  months  shall  not  receive  the 
Journal  of  the  Society,  and  those  in  arrears  for  more  than  one  year 
may  be  dropped  by  the  Council,  provided  that  due  notice  be  sent  to 
them  by  the  Permanent  Secretary.  Newly  elected  members  must 
pay  the  current  dues  within  three  months  after  the  election,  or  such 
election  may  be  declared  void  by  the  Council. 

Art.  V.     Officers.     The  officers  of  the  Society  shall  be  as  follows  : 

A  President. 

First  Vice-President. 

Second  Vice-President. 

Corresponding  Secretary. 

Permanent  Secretary. 

Treasurer. 

Curator. 

Nine  Councillors. 
The  Permanent  Secretary  and  the  Treasurer  shall  hold  office  for 


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five  years.  The  two  Vice-Presidents,  Corresponding  Secretary,  and 
Curator  shall  be  elected  annually  at  the  Annual  Meeting.  The  nine 
Councillors  first  elected  under  these  by-laws  shall  divide  themselves 
into  three  groups,  three  Councillors  to  serve  one  year,  three  to  serve 
two  years,  and  three  to  serve  three  years;  and  thereafter  three 
Councillors  shall  be  elected  annually  to  serve  three  years. 

The  presiding  officers  of  the  local  branches  shall  be  ex-officio 
members  of  the  Council. 

Art.  VI.  (i.)  Coimcil.  The  nine  Councillors,  together  with  the 
seven  other  officers  above  named,  and  the  presiding  officers  of  the 
local  branches,  shall  constitute  the  Council  of  the  Society.  The 
Council  shall  conduct  all  the  affairs  of  the  Society,  including  the 
finances,  the  admission  of  members,  the  business  of  the  meetings, 
and  the  issue  of  publications. 

The  Council  shall  meet  at  least  once  a  year  in  connection  with  the 
Annual  Meeting.  Special  meetings  of  the  Council  may  be  called  by 
the  President  and  Permanent  Secretary,  ample  notice  being  sent  to 
members  of  the  Council. 

The  Council  shall  have  power  to  fill  vacancies  until  the  next  suc- 
ceeding Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society. 

(2.)  Elections.  Any  member  of  the  Society  may  send  nominations 
for  officers,  within  thirty  days  of  the  Annual  Meeting,  to  the  Perma- 
nent Secretary,  who  shall  lay  the  nominations  before  the  Council. 
The  Council  shall  then  make  up  a  ticket  from  the  nominations,  and 
present  the  same  to  the  Society  at  the  Annual  Meeting  for  election. 

Art.  VII.  Duties  of^Officers.  (i.)  The  President  shall  preside 
at  all  meetings  of  the  Society  and  of  the  Council. 

(2.)  In  the  absence  of  the  President,  the  duties  shall  devolve  on 
one  of  the  Vice-Presidents. 

(3.)  The  Corresponding  Secretary  shall  conduct  the  foreign  cor- 
respondence of  the  Society,  and,  with  the  Permanent  Secretary  and 
the  Vice-Presidents,  shall  form  a  committee  to  promote  and  assist  the 
establishment  of  local  branches  of  the  national  Society. 

(4.)  The  Permanent  Secretary  shall  be  the  general  executive  officer 
of  the  Society.  He  shall  have  charge  of  the  documents  and  library 
of  the  Society.  He  shall  superintend  the  business  of  publishing  the 
Journal,  the  memoirs,  and  other  works  issued  by  the  Society.  He 
shall  keep  a  correct  register  of  all  members.  He  shall  aid  the  local 
committee  in  arranging  the  meetings  of  the  Society.  He  shall  report 
to  the  Council  at  the  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society  the  expenses  of 
his  office  and  the  general  status  of  the  Society.  He  may  employ  the 
services  of  a  clerk  at  a  salary  to  be  determined  by  the  Council. 

(5.)  The  Treasurer  shall  receive  the  fees  of  members,  and  shall 
pay  bills  approved  by  the  Permanent  Secretary,  or  by  the  Council. 


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He  shall  set  apart  the  fees  received  from  Patrons  and  Life  Members 
for  a  permanent  fund,  the  income  of  which  shall  be  expended  under 
the  direction  of  the  Council.  He  shall  report  to  the  Council  at  the 
Annual  Meeting  the  income  and  expenses  of  the  current  year  and 
the  financial  status  of  the  Society. 

(6.)  The  Curator  shall  have  custody  of  objects  of  folk-lore  interest 
belonging  to  the  Society,  and  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as  may 
be  designated  by  the  Council. 

Art.  VHI.  Co7?iniittees.  The  Council  shall  appoint  from  within 
its  body  the  following  committees  :  (i.)  On  membership.  (2.)  On 
publication ;  (3.)  On  auditing  accounts  of  the  Permanent  Secretary 
and  the  Treasurer ;  and  (4.)  such  other  committees  as  may  be  deemed 
expedient. 

Art.  IX.  Meetings.  Meetings  of  the  Society  shall  be  held  at 
least  once  a  year,  at  such  place  and  such  time  as  may  be  determined 
by  the  Council.  The  regular  business  of  the  Society  shall  be  trans- 
acted at  the  Annual  Meeting.  Members  shall  be  notified  of  meetings 
at  least  three  weeks  in  advance,  by  the  Permanent  Secretary.  The 
details  of  organization  of  the  meetings  shall  be  conducted  by  the 
Permanent  Secretary,  assisted  by  the  Local  Secretary  of  the  preceding 
meeting  and  a  committee  of  citizens  residing  in  or  near  the  place  of 
meeting. 

Art.  X.  Publications.  The  Society  shall  publish  a  Journal,  of  a 
scientific  character,  for  the  purpose  of  preserving  and  diffusing  know- 
ledge relating  to  folk-lore.  This  Journal  shall  be  published  at  such 
intervals  and  in  such  style  as  the  Council  shall  direct.  It  shall  be 
conducted  by  an  editor  appointed  by  the  Council,  and  who  shall  be 
assisted  by  the  Publication  Committee.  The  Society  may  also  pub- 
lish Memoirs  embodying  monographs  too  extensive  for  insertion  in 
the  Journal,  and  such  other  works  as  may  be  ordered  by  the  Council. 
One  copy  of  the  Journal  shall  be  sent  gratis  to  each  member  not  in 
arrears,  to  Honorary  Members,  and  Life  Members.  The  Memoirs 
and  other  publications  shall  be  sold  at  prices  to  be  determined  by  the 
Council. 

Art.  XL  Local  Branches.  Local  branches  may  be  organized, 
with  their  own  independent  officers  and  regulations,  by  members  of 
the  American  Folk-Lore  Society,  provided  the  organization  is  ap< 
proved  by  the  Council.  The  presiding  officer  of  local  branches  shall 
be  ex-officio  members  of  the  Council  of  the  American  Folk-Lore 
Society. 

Art.  XII.  A7ne7idments.  These  by-laws  may  be  amended  at 
any  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Society,  by  a  two  thirds  vote  of  those 
present,  provided  the  proposed  amendments  are  approved  by  the 
Council,  and  provided  further  that,  after  such  approval,  notice  of  the 


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proposed  changes  be  sent  by  the  Permanent  Secretary  to  each  mem- 
ber of  the  Society  at  least  three  weeks  before  the  meeting  at  which 
the  proposed  amendments  shall  be  acted  upon. 

OFFICERS    OF   THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE   SOCIETY,    1894. 

President  :  Prof.  Alcee  Fortier,  New  Orleans,  La. 

First  Vice-President  :  Washington  Matthews,  Surgeon  and  Ma- 
jor, U.  S.  A.,  Fort  Wingate,  New  Mexico. 

Second  Vice-President  :  J.  Owen  Dorsey,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Councillors  :  Dr.  Franz  Boas,  Chicago,  111.  ;  Prof.  D.  G.  Brin- 
ton,  M.  D.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  ;  Dr.  A.  F.  Chamberlain,  Worcester, 
Mass. ;  Prof.  M.  M.  Curtis,  Cleveland,  O.  ;  J.  Owen  Dorsey,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. ;  Dr.  G.  B.  Grinnell,  New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Prof.  Otis  T.  Mason, 
Washington,  D.  C.  ;   Prof.  Frederic  W.  Putnam,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Permanent  Secretary  :  W.  W.  Newell,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Corresponding  Secretary  :  Dr.  J.  Walter  Fewkes,  Boston,  Mass. 

Treasurer  :  John  H.  Hinton,  M.  D.,  41  West  32d  St.,  New  York, 
N.  Y. 

Curator  :  Stewart  Culin,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

AN   ACT   TO    INCORPORATE   THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE 

SOCIETY. 

Be  it  671  acted,  etc.,  as  follows :  — 

Section  i.  Frederick  W.  Putnam,  Daniel  G.  Brinton,  Otis  T.  Mason, 
Horatio  Hale,  William  Wells  Newell,  John  H.  Hinton,  Franz  Boas,  H. 
Carrington  Bolton,  Alexander  F.  Chamberlain,  Stewart  Culin,  J.  Owen 
Dorsey,  Alice  C.  Fletcher,  J.  Walter  Fewkes,  Alcee  Fortier,  George  Bird 
Grinnell,  David  P.  Penhallow,  and  their  associates,  the  officers  and  mem- 
bers of  the  society  known  as  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society,  their  asso- 
ciates and  successors,  are  hereby  made  a  corporation  by  the  name  of  The 
American  Folk-Lore  Society,  for  the  purpose  of  collecting,  preserving,  and 
publishing  the  folk-lore  mythology  and  legends  of  the  American  continent, 
and  for  the  further  and  incidental  purposes  of  receiving,  purchasing,  holding 
and  conveying  real  and  personal  property  ;  with  all  the  duties  and  privileges 
and  subject  to  the  restrictions,  duties,  and  liabilities  set  forth  in  the  general 
laws  which  now  are  or  hereafter  may  be  in  force  and  applicable  to  such 
corporations. 

Section  2.  Said  corporation  may  have  and  hold  by  purchase,  grant, 
gift,  or  otherwise,  real  estate  not  exceeding  fifty  thousand  dollars  in  value, 
and  personal  estate  not  exceeding  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  in  value, 
and  said  corporation  may  hold  its  meetings  without  the  Commonwealth. 

Section  3.  Any  two  of  the  corporators  above-named  are  hereby  author- 
ized to  call  the  first  meeting  of  the  said  corporation  at  any  time  during  the 
year  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-three,  by  notice  thereof  by  mail  to  each 
member  of  the  said  society. 

Section  4.  This  act  shall  take  effect  upon  its  passage.  {Approved 
May  26,  iSgj.']     [Statutes  of  Massachusetts,  chap.  389.  J 


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BRANCHES   OF   THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE    SOCIETY. 

In  order  to  promote  the  success  of  the  Society,  and  to  enlarge  its 
membership,  it  has  been  found  desirable  to  establish  local  branches, 
consisting  of  members  who  are  also  members  of  the  American  Folk- 
Lore  Society. 

These  Branches,  which  remain  independent  within  their  sphere, 
hold  stated  meetings,  at  which  can  be  considered  subjects  connected 
.  with  folk-lore,  and  which  afford  to  members  opportunity  for  acquaint- 
ance and  conversation.  Such  meetings  are  held  monthly  during  the 
season,  in  private  houses  or  in  public  rooms. 

The  proceedings  of  Branches  naturally  take  a  somewhat  wider 
range  than  those  of  the  General  Society,  and  may  include  topics  re- 
lated to  folk-lore,  involving  ethnography,  archaeology,  and  literature. 
All  large  American  cities  contain  an  immigrant  population  gathered 
from  many  countries,  the  observation  of  which,  in  the  widest  manner, 
forms  a  study  of  manifold  interest. 

It  is  essential  that  all  members  of  a  Branch  should  also  be  mem- 
bers of  the  General  Society  ;  but  persons  belonging  to  the  house- 
hold of  a  member  may  be  received  as  associate  members,  having  no 
further  connection  with  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society. 

The  first  Branch  established  was  at  Philadelphia,  in  1889,  under 
the  title  of  Philadelphia  Chapter  of  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society. 
The  designation  now  officially  adopted  is  The  American  Folk-Lore 
Society,  followed  by  the  name  of  the  Branch.  Branches  now  exist 
(according  to  the  order  of  time  of  establishment)  at  Boston,  Mass., 
New  Orleans,  La.,  Montreal,  Que.,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  and  Cambridge, 
Mass. 

THE   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE    SOCIETY,    BOSTON    BRANCH. 

OFFICERS. 

President :  Prof,  Frederic  Ward  Putnam. 

Vice-Presidents :  Mr.  Dana  Estes,  Dr.  J.  Walter  Fewkes. 

Secretary :  George  P.  Bradley,  M.  D.,  U.  S.  N. 

Treasurer :  Mr.  Arthur  G.  Everett. 

Advisory  Committee :  Miss  A.  L.  Alger,  Mr.  Montague  Chamber- 
lain, Mrs.  David  H.  Coolidge,  Mrs.  W.  B.  Kehew,  Mr.  William  Wells 
Newell,  Mrs.  B.  L.  Robinson. 


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BY-LAWS. 

Article  I.  —  Name.  This  organization  shall  be  known  as  "  The 
American  Folk-Lore  Society,  Boston  Branch." 

Article  II.  —  Objects.  The  purposes  of  this  Branch  shall  be, 
to  promote  the  collection  of  American  and  other  folk-lore  ;  to  culti- 
vate social  intercourse  between  persons  interested  in  the  subject ; 
and  in  general  to  further,  by  every  suitable  means,  the  objects  and 
purposes  of  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society. 

Article  III. — Membership.  This  Branch  shall  consist  of  mem- 
bers who  shall  also  be  members  of  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society, 
residing  in  or  near  Boston,  and  of  Associate  Members  belonging  to 
the  families  of  members.  The  number  of  members  and  associates 
shall  be  limited  to  two  hundred. 

Article  IV.  —  Officers.  The  officers  shall  be.  President ;  Two 
Vice-Presidents ;  Secretary  ;  Treasurer ;  Advisory  Committee,  con- 
sisting of  six  members,  four  of  whom  shall  be  women,  who  shall, 
together  with  the  officers  already  named,  constitute  the  Council. 

These  officers  shall  be  elected  at  an  Annual  Meeting  held  on  the 
third  Friday  in  April,  and  shall  serve  for  one  year,  or  until  their 
successors  are  chosen. 

At  the  March  meeting  shall  be  appointed  a  Nominating  Committee 
of  three  members,  who  shall,  before  the  April  meeting,  have  pre- 
pared, in  the  form  of  a  printed  ballot,  a  list  of  officers  to  be  voted 
on  at  that  meeting.  Any  member  of  the  Branch  may  send  in  nomi- 
nations ;  if,  for  any  office,  five  nominations  are  received  for  any  one 
name,  the  name  of  the  person  so  nominated  shall  be  placed  on  the 
printed  ballot,  in  addition  to  the  name  proposed  by  the  Committee. 

Article  V. — Duties.  The  President,  or,  in  his  absence,  one  of 
the  Vice-Presidents,  shall  preside  at  meetings  of  the  Branch,  and 
also  at  those  of  the  Council. 

The  Secretary  shall  keep  the  minutes  of  all  meetings,  both  of  the 
Branch  and  of  the  Council ;  shall  send  out  proper  notices  of  meet- 
ings ;  shall  have  charge  of  the  records  of  the  Society  ;  shall  furnish 
to  the  Secretary  of  the  General  Society  a  monthly  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Branch,  and  shall  communicate  such  report  to  the 
other  Branches  of  the  Society.  • 

The  Treasurer  shall  collect  assessments,  have  charge  of  all  moneys 
received  for  the  benefit  of  the  Branch,  and  pay  such  bills  as  are 
approved  by  the  Council. 

The  Advisory  Committee  shall  arrange  the  places  of  meetings. 
The  Council  shall  hold  a  meeting  at  least  a  week  previous  to  each 
monthly  meeting  of  the  Branch  ;  shall  have  charge  of  all  affairs  of 


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the  Branch,  including  the  election  of  members ;  and  shall  determine 
the  programme  for  all  meetings.  The  Council  shall  also  have  power 
to  fill  vacancies  in  its  body, 

An  Auditor  shall  be  appointed  at  the  meeting  preceding  the 
Annual  Meeting ,  whose  duty  shall  be  to  examine  the  books  and 
accounts  of  the  Branch,  and  report  thereon  at  the  Annual  Meeting. 

Article  VI.  —  Admission  of  Members.  Every  candidate  for 
membership  shall  be  proposed  in  writing  by  some  member  of  the 
Branch,  and  each  nomination  shall  state  the  residence  and  qualifica- 
tions of  the  candidate ;  such  nomination  shall  be  reported  to  the 
Council  for  approval.  A  negative  vote  of  two  Councillors  shall  ex- 
clude a  candidate. 

Article  VII.  —  Dues.  The  Boston  Branch  may,  by  a  vote  of 
two  thirds  of  the  members  present  at  any  annual  meeting,  levy  an 
assessment  of  not  exceeding  two  dollars  per  year  for  each  member 
for  the  uses  of  the  local  Society. 

Members  paying  ten  dollars  annually  into  the  treasury  of  The 
American  Folk-Lore  Society  shall  be  exempt  from  all  dues  in  this 
Branch. 

Article  VIII. — Meetings.  Meetings  of  this  Branch  shall  be 
held  monthly,  from  November  to  May,  on  the  third  Friday  of  each 
month. 

Special  meetings  may  be  called  by  the  Council  at  such  other  times 
as  they  may  determine.  The  date  of  any  meeting,  however,  may  be 
changed  by  a  vote  of  the  Council  on  a  written  recommendation 
signed  by  the  President  and  two  Councillors. 

Article  IX.  —  Quorum.  Fifteen  members  shall  constitute  a 
quorum  of  the  Branch,  and  five  Councillors  a  quorum  of  the  Council. 

Article  X.  — Amendments.  Amendments  to  these  By-Laws  may 
be  made  at  any  regular  meeting,  by  a  majority  vote  of  members 
present  and  voting.  Such  proposed  amendment,  however,  shall  have 
been  sent  in  writing  to  each  member,  and  shall  lie  on  the  table  for 
at  least  one  month  prior  to  action. 


LOUISIANA   BRANCH. 

officers. 

President:  Prof.  Alcee  Fortier. 
Vice-President :  Mrs.  Mary  Ashley  Townsend. 
Secretary  and  Treasurer :  Mr.  William  Beer. 
Assistant  Secretary :  Mr.  Edward  Foster. 

Directors:  Col.  William  Preston  Johnston,  Mrs.  M.  E.  M.  Davis, 
Mrs.  Francis  S.  Blake,  Mr.s.  George  Howe. 


The  Afuericaii  Folk-Lore  Society.  13 

The  rules  of  this  Branch,  as  respects  objects  and  membership,  are 
similar  to  those  already  printed.  An  additional  provision  is,  that 
the  Branch  shall  hold  an  annual  public  meeting  in  order  to  encour- 
age the  study  of  folk-lore.     The  annual  dues  are  fifty  cents. 

MONTREAL   BRANCH. 
OFFICERS. 

President:    Prof.  D.  P.  Penhallow. 
Vice-President :  Dr.  John  Reade. 
Secretary :  Mr.  F.  E.  Came. 
Treasurer:  Mr.  W.  J.  White. 

Ladies'  Committee :  Mrs.  Herbert  B.  Ames,  Mrs.  K.  Boissevain, 
Miss  Blanche  L.  Macdonell,  Mrs.  Robert  Reid,  Miss  Van  Home. 

The  By-Laws  of  this  Branch  are  similar  to  those  already  printed, 
for  which  they  have  indeed  served  as  the  model,  having  been  adopted 
previously  to  the  present  By-Laws  of  the  Boston  Branch.  The  fol- 
lowing provisions  may  be  quoted  :  — 

Dues.  —  V.  The  first  member  elected  from  each  household  shall 
pay  three  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  annum,  and  shall  then  be  en- 
titled to  membership  in  the  General  Society,  to  the  Journal  of  that 
Society,  and  to  membership  in  this  Branch.  Other  members  from 
the  same  household  shall  pay  a  fee  of  one  dollar,  which  shall  entitle 
them  to  membership  in  this  Branch  only. 

All  fees  shall  be  payable  in  advance,  and  shall  fall  due  on  the  first 
day  of  January  in  each  year. 

Meetings.  — VL  The  Annual  Meeting  for  the  election  of  officers, 
presentation  of  reports,  and  other  business  shall  be  held  on  the 
second  Monday  in  January  in  each  year.  The  Society  shall  meet 
for  business  on  the  second  Monday  of  each  month,  excepting  July, 
August,  and  September.  Members  shall  have  the  privilege  of  in- 
troducing friends  at  the  meetings. 

NEW   YORK   BRANCH. 

officers. 

President:  Dr.  H.  Carrington  Bolton. 
First  Vice-President :  Dr.  George  Bird  Grinnell. 
Second  Vice-President :  Mr.  Richard  Watson  Gilder. 
Secretary :  Mr.  William  Burnet  Tuthill. 
Treasurer :  Mr.  Sidney  A.  Smith. 

Ladies  Committee:  Mrs.  Henry  Draper,  Mrs.  Henry  Earle,  Mrs. 
Mary  J.  Field. 


14  The  America7t  Fo Ik-Lore  Society. 

RULES. 

Article  I.  —  Name.  This  organization  shall  be  known  as  The 
American  Folk-Lore  Society,  New  York  Branch,  and  is  a  part 
of  and  subordinate  to  the  General  Society. 

This  Constitution  is  adopted  for  local  government  only. 

Article  II.  —  Objects.  The  object  of  this  organization  shall  be, 
to  encourage  the  study  of  folk-lore,  to  hold  meetings  for  reading  of 
papers  and  discussions,  and  to  strengthen  the  support  of  the  General 
Society. 

Article  III.  —  Officers.  The  officers  of  the  organization  shall 
be  as  follows  :  — 

President,  First  Vice-President,  Second  Vice-President,  Secretary, 
Treasurer,  and  Three  Ladies,  who  together  with  the  preceding  shall 
constitute  the  Executive  Committee.  These  officers  shall  be  elected 
at  the  annual  meeting  to  be  held  on  the  second  Friday  in  April,  to 
serve  one  year.  They  shall  have  power  to  fill  vacancies  in  their 
number  for  the  unexpired  term.  They  shall  have  charge  of  all  the 
affairs  of  the  organization,  including  election  of  members. 

Article  IV. — Membership.  Members  shall  be  of  two  classes, 
Members  and  Associates.  The  former  shall  be  members  of  the  Gen- 
eral Society,  and  as  such  entitled  to  receive  the  Journal  of  the  Society. 
The  associates  shall  be  persons  belonging  to  families  of  which  one 
representative  is  a  member.  Associates  shall  have  all  the  privileges 
of  members,  except  that  they  shall  not  be  entitled  to  the  Journal  of 
The  American  Folk-Lore  Society. 

Article  V.  —  Meetings.  Meetings  of  this  organization  shall  be 
held  on  the  second  Friday  of  each  month,  if  called  by  the  Secretary 
of  the  Executive  Committee,  from  November  until  April. 

Extraordinary  meetings  may  be  held  at  such  times  as  may  be  de- 
termined by  the  Executive  Committee. 

Article  VI.  — Dues.  Members  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
New  York  Branch  five  dollars  per  annum.  Of  this  sum  the  Treas- 
urer shall  pay  three  dollars  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  American  Folk- 
Lore  Society. 

Associates  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  New  York  Branch 
two  dollars  per  annum. 

The  fiscal  year  shall  begin  November  ist. 

Article  VII.  —  Changes.  Constitution.  This  constitution  shall 
be  amended  at  any  regular  meeting  of  the  organization  by  a  two 
thirds  vote,  provided  due  notice  of  proposed  changes  shall  have  been 
sent  to  all  members  and  associates  at  least  two  weeks  before  the 
meeting  at  which  the  changes  are  to  be  acted  on. 


The  American  Folk-Lore  Society.  15 

CAMBRIDGE  (MASS.)  BRANCH. 
OFFICERS. 

President:  Mr.  A.  R.  Tisdale. 
Vice-President :  Miss  Helen  Child. 
Secretary:  Mr.  M.  M.  Fernald. 
Treasurer:  Mr.  F.  W.  Robinson. 

Executive  Committee :  Miss  Sarah  Yerxa,  Miss  G.  S.  Shaler,  Mr. 
W.  H.  Schofield. 

The  rules  of  this  Branch  are  similar  to  those  of  the  Boston  Branch 
the  differences  being  in  the  election  of  Honorary  Members,  in  lim- 
itation of  the  number  of  members  to  forty,  and  in  the  provision  of 
an  annual  fee  of  fifty  cents  for  membership  in  the  local  Society.  The 
Branch  is  intended  to  consist  of  young  people,  the  male  members 
being  chiefly  students  of  Harvard  University. 

TITLES   OF  CERTAIN   ARTICLES    PRINTED    IN    THE   JOURNAL 
OF   AMERICAN    FOLK-LORE. 

The  Diffusion  of  Popular  Tales,  T.  F.  Crane  (1888). 
Songs  and  Dances  of  the  Kwakiutl,  F.  Boas. 
Legend  of  the  Snake  Order  of  the  Moquis,  W.  Matthews. 
Folk-Lore  of  the  Pennsylvania  Germans,  W.  J.  Hoffmann. 
Huron  Folk-Lore  (Cosmogonic  Myths,  etc.),  H.  Hale. 
Witchcraft  and  Demonism  of  the  Modern  Iroquois,  De  Cost  Smith. 
Onondaga  Customs,  W.  M.  Beauchamp. 
Chinook  Songs,  F.  Boas. 

English  Folk-Tales  in  America,  W.  W.  Newell. 
Current  Superstitions,  F,  D.  Bergen  (1889), 
Funeral  Customs  among  the  Omahas,  F.  LaFlesche. 
Folk-Lore  of  the  Carolina  Mountains,  J.  Mooney. 
Children's  Rhymes  and  Incantations,  C.  G.  Leland. 
Rhymes  from  Old  Powderhorns,  W.  M.  Beauchamp. 
Eskimo  Tales  and  Songs,  H.  Rink, 
Tales  of  the  Missisaguas,  A.  F,  Chamberlain. 
Cosmogony  and  Theogony  of  the  Mohave  Indians,  J.  G.  Bourke. 
Legends  of  Iowa,  G.  W.  Weippiert. 
The  Endemoniadas  of  Queretaro,  H.  C.  Lea  (1890). 
Chinese  Secret  Societies  in  the  United  States,  S.  Culin. 
Cherokee  Theory  and  Practice  of  Medicine,  J.  Mooney. 
The  Gentile  System  of  the  Navajo  Indians,  W.  Matthews. 
The  Gentile  System  of  Organization  of  the  Apaches  of  Arizona, 
J.  G.  Bourke. 


1 6  The  American  Folk-Lore  Society. 

Customs  of  the  Chinese  in  America,  S.  Culin. 

Gentile  System  of  the  Siletz  Tribes,  J.  Owen  Dorsey. 

Chief-making  among  the  Passamaquoddy  Indians,  Mrs.  W.  W. 
Brown. 

Apache  Mythology,  J.  G.  Bourke. 

Popular  American  Plant-Names,  Mrs.  F.  D.  Bergen. 

Folk-Lore  of  the  Bones,  D.  G.  Brinton. 

The  Natural  History  of  Folk-Lore,  O.  T.  Mason  (1891). 

Hi-a-wat-ha,  W.  M.  Beauchamp. 

Topics  for  the  Collection  of  Folk-Lore,  Mrs.  F.  D.  Bergen  and 
W.  W.  Newell. 

Dissemination  of  Tales  among  Natives  of  North  America,  F.  Boas. 

The  Indian  Messiah,  Alice  C.  Fletcher. 

Account  of  Northern  Cheyennes  concerning  the  Messiah  Super- 
stition, G.  B.  Grinnell. 

Nat-Worship  among  the  Burmese,  L.  Vossion. 

Folk-Lore  from  Buffalo  Valley,  Central  Pennsylvania,  D.  G.  Owens. 

Street  Games  of  Boys  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  S.  Culin. 

The  Meaning  of  the  Moki  Snake-Dance,  J.  W.  Fewkes, 

The  Portuguese  Element  in  New  England,  H.  R.  Lang  (1892). 

A  Zuiii  Tale  of  the  Under-World,  F.  H.  Gushing. 

P^olk-Custom  and  Folk-Belief  in  North  Carolina,  N.  C.  Hoke, 

Development  of  a  Pawnee  Myth,  G.  B.  Grinnell. 

Arkansas  Folk-Lore,  O.  Thanet. 

Reminiscences  of  Pennsylvania  Folk-Lore,  D.  G.  Brinton. 

The  Ceremonial  Circuit  in  Northeastern  Arizona,  J.  W.  Fewkes. 

Haethuska  Society  of  the  Omaha  Tribe,  Alice  C.  Fletcher. 

Human  Physiognomy  in  Folk-Lore,  A.  F.  Chamberlain  (1893). 

Tusayan  Initiation  Ceremony,  J.  W.  Fewkes. 

A  Modern  Oracle  and  its  Prototypes,  H.  C.  Bolton. 

Doctrine  of  Souls  among  the  Chinook  Indians,  F.  Boas. 

The  Miracle  Play  of  the  Rio  Grande,  J.  G.  Bourke. 

A  Blackfoot  Sun  and  Moon  Myth,  G.  B.  Grinnell. 

Old-Time  Marriage  Customs  in  New  England,  Alice  M.  Earle. 

Scottish  Myths  from  Ontario,  C.  A.  Eraser. 

Pawnee  Mythology,  G.  B.  Grinnell. 


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